California Military History: Spanish and Mexican California

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Spanish and Mexican California


Soldado de Cuera (Leather Coated Soldier) circa 1790
Image courtesy of the Army Art Collection, US Army Center of Military History

Soldiers during the Spanish and Mexican Periods
The Military Exploration and Settlement of California
Castillos, Presidios and Fuertes
- Fort Point of Pines
- The Presidios of Alta California
- Fuerte de Laguna Chapala
- Presidio and Mission of San Diego
- Fort Guijarros
- Posts at Monterey (El Real Presidio de San Carlos de Monterey, Fort Mervine, Ord Barracks, and The Presidio of Monterey)
- Castillo de San Joaquin
- Presidio of San Francisco
- Presidios of the Line
- Arms and Armament of the Presidios of California
Colonial Life in Spanish California During the North American Revolution americanrevolution.org
Hippolyte de Bouchard and His Attacks on the California Missions
California Becomes a Province of the Mexican Empire
The California Civil War
- Battle of Cahuenga Pass
- Battle of La Providencia: Second Battle of Cahuenga Pass
The Spanish Navy in the Californias during the Revolutionary War Era
- The Naval Department of San Blas: Spain's Supply and Shipbuilding Center for Alta California and the Pacific Northwest, 1770-1810
Indian Wars during the Spanish and Mexican Periods
- Miwok-Yokut Raids into Mexican California, 1830-1840
- The Yuma Revolt, July 17, 1781

Updated 3 August 2011
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